The scene was dim, seemingly set in some underground laboratory.
Amidst piercing screams, a monster strapped to a metal operating table thrashed violently. Its body was undergoing a terrifying transformation; its skin split open as metal braces and synthetic materials burst forth from mangled, bloody wounds.
A cold mechanical arm wielded a scalpel, stripping away the remaining flesh before implanting more metal and circuitry.
The files that followed contained detailed experimental records and data reports.
Serial numbers, project names, subject statuses, modification progress, failure rates... Behind the cold, indifferent text, countless vibrant lives were being used as raw materials, suffering inhumane torture.
"Project: 'Weapon' Sequence. Objective: Construct fully mechanized combat units. Source: Drifters, missing persons, captured members of the resistance..."
